I know a lot of users are annoyed by the hard plastic wheels of our Neato's.On carpet this is no problem, but on hard floors:

It makes a noise that does not spread the good feeling of a quality product.

The wheels itself can get damaged by concrete hard floor, and if you use it also on another wooden floor type it will damage that floor over time. Scratches!

The wheels will transfer every bump and will shake the internal parts unnecessary, like driving a car without suspension

And finally they will wear down so the ride height of the robot changes over time causing other parts to touch the floor and wear

I found a solution that is the best in my opinion.The parts are cheap and easy available. For XV types you can replace very quick from the bottom, but the newer Connected series have to be taken apart to reach the wheels.

What do you need:

2x - 2,5mm x 10mm shaft ( I used a copper one because I could not find a brass one in this size. need to cut it to 10mm length)

This is really a great improvement for all running their Neato on hard floors.I have a XV-15 / D85 and a D3 modified. No problems anymore!

To put in the rather large bushing in the tiny hole of the bead, I used an A4 bold with 40mm length.When the two bushings are set onto the bold, you can insert it in the bead. Then just push it in slowly, the silicone will stretch and the outer diameter of the bead becomes perfect.

Last edited by fmulders on February 13th, 2019, 2:20 am, edited 1 time in total.